Ironing machine control



June 24, 1941". J. A. AsTRIcoN IRofiING MACHINE CONTROL Fild Oct. 20'. 1958 7 Sheets-Sheet 1 0% aC asz;z'cma .25. v /Wr777:7q@z 2 Filed Oct 20, 1938 7 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 24, 1941;. STRI QNE I 2,47,149

IRONING MACHINE CONTROL Filed Oct 20, 1938 7 Sheets-Sheet 3 ilay 73 4' June 24, m1. A CASTRICQNE 2247,14

IRON'ING MACHINE CONTROL Filed Oct. 20, 1938 7 Sheets-Sheet 4 June 24, 1941 CASTRICQNE 2,247,149

IRONING MACHINE CONTROL Filed Oct. 20, 1958 7 Sheets-Sheet 5 June 24, 1941. J CASTRICONE 2,247,149

IRONING MACHINE CONTROL Filed 001:. 20, 1938 7 Sheets-Sheet 6 IRONING MACHINE CONTROL Filed Oct. 20, 1938 V .7 Sheets-Sheet 7 shoe to move into engagement.

Patented June 24, 1941 IRONING MACHINE CONTROL John A. Castricone, Peoria,

111., assignor to Altorfer Bros. Company, Peoria, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application October 20, 1933, Serial No. 236,064

14 Claims.

The present invention relates to ironing machines, and more particularly to an improved control mechanism for accomplishing a more "flexible control of the ironing elements than heretofore possible,

In the prior art it has been customary to provide ironing machines in which a cylindrical roll or ironing bed was rotatably mounted in cooperative relationship With a heated ironing'shoe, In the usual construction power operated facilities have been employed to impart a rotary movement to the roll and to force the roll and shoe into cooperating pressure relationship, and it has become the common practice to provide a common control mechanism whereby the actuation of a single manual control will simultaneously cause the roll to rotate and cause the roll and Likewise the control means for stopping the rotation of the oll simultaneously causes the roll and shoe to disengage and release the work.

;It is admitted in the art that such a control means as'outlined above possesses certain very important advantages since it prevents any possibility of the roll and shoe being held in stationary engagement and therefore prevents any possibility of scorching the work or the fabric surface of the roll, but such a simultaneously operating control also possesses distinct disadvantages under certain conditions of operation, and

it is these disadvantages that the present invention seeks to overcome.

When clothes have been dampened preparatory to ironing, it will be realized that it is a practical impossibility to accomplish an entirely uniform dampening of all parts of a garment, but at the same time the operation of ironing must complete the drying of all portions of the garment. It is, therefore, highly desirable that the ironer control mechanism be of such design that the rotation of the roll may be momentarily interrupted in order that the application of heat from the ironing shoe may be prolonged while certain unduly dampened or unduly heavy portions of the garment are in engagement between the roll and shoe, in order that the heat of the shoe be utilized to complete the drying of the garment.

It is, therefore, a primary object of this invention to provide an ironing machine with a control mechanism in which the roll and shoe are normally simultaneously operated by means of a single manual control, but in which the movement of the roll may be interrupted while the roll and shoe remain in engagement.

A further object of the invention is to provide an ironer control mechanism as outlined above in which the control mechanisms may be operated by the foot in such a manner as to leave the operators hands free to position and guide the work.

A further object of the invention is to provide an ironer driving means and control therefor of such design that the ironer roll is free for manual rotation to advance the work under the shoe when the rollis not being driven, without impediment due to mechanical or frictional resistance within the power transmission means.

Other objects will appear hereinafter, and will become readily apparent by an examination of the following specification and drawings, in which:

Fig 1 is a front elevation of an ironing ma.- chine cabinet;

Fig, 2 is an end elevation of the ironing machine cabinet illustrated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the gear housing and ironer elements;

Fig. 4 is a front elevation .of the gear housing;

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view taken substantially on the plane of the line 5-.-5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional View taken substantially on the plane of the line 6-6 of Fig. 5;

Fig. '7 is a detail plan sectional view taken substantially on the plane of the line 1-1 of Fig, 6;

Fig, 8 is, a detail plan sectional view taken substantially on the plane of the line 88 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 9 is a detail sectional view taken substantially on the plane of the line 9--9 of Fig. 8.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the entire ironer mechanism i mounted in a cabinet in which preferably comprises legs .I I, a work table I2 and a top or cover member I 3. The arrangement is suchzthat the top l3 may be removed to provide an unobstructed working surface on the table l2. The ironer mechanism comprises an ironing bed which is preferably in the form of a roll l5 carried by and rotatably mounted on a roll bracket t6 formed integrally with a gear case l1 and secured in any suitable manner to the table portion l2 of the frame ID.

The roll i5 is rotatably driven by means of a motor is which operates through certain power transmission mechanisms housed within the gear case IT and the roll bracket I B. The motor shaft 19 is connected by means of a suitable coupling 2| to the lower end of a wormlgear shaft 22 supported between a lower bearing 23 bolted to the gear case ll by means of cap screws 24, and an upper bearing .25 which in the present preferred construction is formed integrally With the top wall of the gear case, A worm 26 is formed ad- J'acent the upper end of the worm gear shaft 22 in order to drive a worm gear 21 mounted for free rotating movement on a shaft 28, and adapted to constantly mesh with a lubricating gear 30 which serves to carry lubricant from the sump 20 in the gear case I! to the gear 21, One end of the shaft 28 is secured in a boss 29 formed in the Wall of the gear case I! and the other end is supported by a plate 3| secured between bosses 32 in the gear case I! by the cap screws 33. A driving connection between the worm gear 21 and a pinion gear 34 is established by a pair of lugs 35 which are formed on the worm gear 21 and which interlock at all times with complementary lugs 35 formed on the pinion gear 34. The pinion 34 meshes with and drives an idler gear 38 mounted on a stub shaft 39 secured in a boss 4! of the gear case I! in order to transmit rotary motion from the pinion 34 to a driven gear 42 mounted for free rotation on the ironer roll drive shaft 43. One end of the roll drive shaft 43 is rotatably mounted in a stationary bearing 44 carried by a bearing support plate 45 bolted to suitable bosses 48 on the gear case I! by means of the cap screws 41. The opposite end of the roll drive shaft 43 is freely rotatable Within a bushing 48 carried by an oscillating clutch assembly 49 iournaled in the bushing fixed in a boss 52 formed in the wall of the gear case IT. The arrangement is such that the gear 42 may be continuously driven without imparting any motion to the roll drive shaft 43 but a clutch mechanism is provided whereby the motion of the gear 42 may be transmitted to the roll drive shaft 43 and consequently to the roll I 5 by means of mechanism to be hereinafter described.

Clutch mechanism operative between the gear 42 and the roll drive shaft 43 comprises a clutch selector element 54 splined to an enlarged portion 55 of the roll drive shaft 43, which selector element carries a plurality of lugs 56 adapted to engage and be driven by the clutch pins 51 mounted in the hub of the gear 42. Thus when the clutch element 54 isin the position illustrated in the drawings the continuous rotary movement of the gear 42 will be transmitted to the roll drive shaft 43 and thence to the roll 15 through the medium of a disengageable clutch 59. The clutch 59 includes a driving element 6| keyed to the roll drive shaft 43 and secured thereon by means of the set screw 52, and a driven element 53 mounted for free rotation and longitudinal sliding movement on the roll drive shaft 43 at a point between the clutch driving member 6! and the stationary bearing 44. The driven clutch element 93 includes a gear portion 34 which is adapted to mesh with corresponding internal gear teeth 55 formed on a cap 53 rigidly secured to the driving clutch member 61. Thus when the gear teeth 64 are in engagement with the internal gear teeth 55, the rotary movement of the roll drive shaft 43 is transmitted through the clutch 59 to the driving sprocket wheel 58 and thence to the ironer roll l5 through the medium of the chain 59, the sprocket 53, sprocket 58, chain 69 and roll shaft sprocket 61.

Disengagement of theclutch 59 may be accomplished by moving the driven clutch element 63 longitudinally along the shaft until the gear teeth 64 disengage the internal gear case 65. This longitudinal movement of the clutch elecally or manually at the will of the operator as will be hereinafter described.

At certain times the operator may desire that the ironer roll l5 shall oscillate in to and fro partial rotations rather than to rotate continuously in one direction. When this result is de sired, the operator may manually move the selector handle H mounted on a stub shaft E2 in the roll support bracket in such a manner that the crank arm 13 will operate through the link 14 to effect a partial rotation of the segmental gear 15 mounted on the stub shaft 35 (see Fig.

ment 63 may be accomplished either automati- 4). The stub shaft 16 is rigidly secured in and carried by a removable end plate l' bolted to and forming one end of the gear housing Ill. The segmental gear l5 meshes with a pinion 8| fixed to a rotatable rock shaft 82 journaled in the bearings 83 and 84. This rock shaft 82 includes a crank portion 35 adapted to engage the clutch selector member 54 in such a manner that the rotation of the pinion 8t, rock shaft 82,

and crank portion 35 will move the clutch element 54 longitudinally along the splined portion 55 of the roll drive shaft 43. It will be apparent that when this motion takes place the lugs 55 will be caused to disengage the clutch pins 5? and the gear teeth 85 formed on the clutch element 54 will be moved into engagement with registering internal gear teeth 87 formed on the cap 88 of the oscillating clutch assembly 49. This oscillating clutch assembly 49 comprises the cap 88 which is riveted to a plate 35 stationarily mounted upon a hub 9i rotatably mounted in the bushing 5|.

Oscillating movement is imparted to the oscillating clutch assembly 49 by means of an eccentric 92 which is carried by and formed as an integral part of the pinion gear 34 heretofore described. As will be seen in Fig. 6, the eccentric 92 is operatively connected to the plates 88 and 89 of the assembly 49 by means of an eccentric strap 94 and the pin 93. In the construction illustrated it will be noted that the stationary stub shaft 39 supporting the idler gear 38 has been notched at 95 to provide sufficient clearance for the movement of the eccentric strap 94 and thus prevent any interference between the several parts of the mechanism when constructed according to the design and dimensions here illustrated.

When the selector clutch element 54 has been caused to disengage the continuously rotating gear 42 and to engage the oscillating clutch assembly 49, the power transmitted from the motor l8 through the worm 25 and Worm gear 27 will cause the eccentric 92 to be continuously rotated in such a manner that the oscillating clutch element 49 will move in to and fro partial rotations, and when the gear teeth 86 are in engagement with the corresponding internal gear teeth 81, this motion will, of course, be transmitted from the clutch selector element 54 to the roll driving shaft 43; and from this shaft through the disengageable clutch 59 to the sprocket 68, and thence through the chains 59 and 63 to the ironer roll l5.

It will be understood that whenever the ironer roll I5 is being driven, the ironer shoe Iill must be held in firm pressure relationship therewith in order to effect the proper pressing of the work passing between the rolls and the shoe. For this reason it is desirable that a single manual con-- trol be provided of such design that the actuation of the control will simultaneously cause the roll [5 to begin its rotary or oscillating movement and bring the shoe IOI into proper pressure relationship. To accomplish this result a notched disk or driving clutch element I02 is rigidly secured to a hub portion I03 of the worm gear 21 in such a manner as to rotate constantly at all times when the motor I8 is in operation. The driven clutch element comprises a casting I04 in which a transverse slide plate I05 is mounted. The slide plate I05 is secured in position by means of the several screws I06 and Washers I01 and carries a latch plate I08, including a tooth I which is adapted to engage the toothed disk I02. It will be seen from Fig. 9 that the slide plate I is capable of sufficient transverse movement and that the tooth I09 may engage or disengage the tooth disk I02 at different periods of operation of the machine. To

permit this transverse movement an elongated opening I II is formed in the slide. plate I05 in order to clear the shaft 28 and the hub I03 of the worm gear 27.

To actuate the slide plate I05 a rocker arm H2 is mounted for free rotation upon the hub IIO of the casting I04 and is secured in the recess II3 between the body of the casting I04 and the slide plate I05. During the normal operation of the machine one of the outwardly extending dogs I I4 or I I5 will be engaged and held in stationary position by the stop arm I I6 which is pivotally mounted on the stub shaft II! and resiliently held in engagement with the rocker arm IE2 by means of a tension spring II8 anchored on a bracket N9 of the supporting plate 45. At this time it will be clear that none of the external parts of the machine will be in motion, since the driving force as transmitted from the motor I0 Will be elTective only to rotate the several gears and eccentrics in the gear case H, but Will not drive the roll I5 due to the fact that the clutch mechanism 59 is in its disengaged position.

When the operator desires to start the machine, she will actuate the knee control ;I 2| which is effective to engage the tooth I09 with the toothed disk I02 in such a manner that the casting I04 will be driven through one-half of a revolution of movement. This movement will result in engaging the clutch 59 to establishthe driving connection to the roll I 5, and simultaneously will cause the ironer shoe IOI to move into engagement with the roll I5. The knee control I2I is pivotally mounted on the pin I22 and when it is actuated by the operator the motion will be transmitted through the link I23 pivoted on the control lever I2I at I24 to a controlarm I25 a secured to a stub shaft I26 journaled in the removable end plate I0 of the gear housing Il. If desired, a lug I2'I may be formed on the end plate '58 and positioned between the bifurcated end portions I26 of the arm I25 in such a manner as to limit the arcuate movement of the arm I25 and consequently limit the rocking movement of the stub shaft I26.

When the knee control lever I21 is thus actuated, the partial rotation of the stub shaft I26 will cause the crank arm I3I to exert an upward force on the tie-rod I32 in such a manner as to lift the free end of the stop arm II6 upwardly against the tension exerted by the spring H0, and allow the operating end of the arm I I6 to release the dog II5. When the dog I I5 is released, the tension spring I33, which extends between an anchor pin I34 on the rocker arm II2 and one of the screws I06 on the casting I04 arm .I.I2 about the-hub N0 of the casting I04 in a counterclockwise direction, as viewed in Fig.

.9. .At this time a pin I35 which is stationarily secured to the rocker arm I I2 and freely movable within a slot I36 in the slide plate I05 will cause the slide .plate I05 to move to the left as viewed.

ciated parts is caused to rotate in a counterclockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 9, until the dog portion 4 of the rocker H2 is engaged by the stop arm H6. In this connection it should be pointed out that in operating the machine the operator will depress the knee control lever only momentarily in such a manner that when the stop "arm II6 disengages the dog II5, it will immediately move back to its original position in time to be engaged by the dog I I4 when the castwill exert suificient tension to pivot the rocker 75 casting I04 in such a manner that the pin I35 will move the slide plate I 05, disengage the tooth I00 from the tooth disk I 02, and stop the rotation of the casting I04 and its associated mechanism.

From the above it should be clear that each time the knee control lever IOI is actuated the casting I04 and its associated mechanisms will rotate through one-half of a revolution of motionand come to a stop until such time that the control lever I2I is again actuated. This movement of the casting I04 accomplishes two purposes; the first being to engage or disengage the clutch mechanism 50 controlling the rotary move- .ment of the roll I5; and the second being to simultaneously move the heated ironing shoe it into or out of engagement with the roll,

In order to actuate the clutch 50, a cam surface I4I (Fig. 7) is formed on the casting I04 and is adapted to engage a cam extension I42 on a shifting yoke I43 secured at the end of a slide shaft I 44 by means of cap screw I 45. As will be seen in Fig. 8, the outer end of the slide shaft I44 is supported for longitudinal movement in .an orifice I46 in the support plate 45, while the reduced inner end of the shaft I44 is carried .in a suitable bearing I41 in the wall of the gear .cas'e IT. A spring I48 tends to urge the shaft I44 outwardly in order that the shifting yoke I43 which engages an operating groove I 40 in the movable clutch element 63 will normally hold the clutch element 63 in such a position that the gear teeth 64 are in engagement with the internal gear teeth 65 (see Fig. 7). However, when the casting I04 rotates and the cam surface I4I engages the cam extension I42, the slide shaft I44 will be moved inwardly and the shifting yoke I43 will disengage the elements of the clutch 59, which,as hereinafter pointed out, serve to establish the driving connection to the ironing roll I5.

The means for moving the ironing shoe IOI into pressure engagement With the roll I5 comprise an eccentric I5I which is formed as an integral part of the casting I04 and which carries an eccentric strap I52 provided with an elongated slot I53 through which a pin I54 carried to the crank I55 may be positioned in order that the movement of the eccentric may exert pressure upon the pin I55 through the medium of a coil compression spring I55 housed between the walls I51 and I55 of the eccentric strap I52.

The crank I 55 is carried by a rock shaft IGI journaled in a suitable bearing I52 in the gear case I1 and extending longitudinally of the machine to a point adjacent a stationary ironer shoe support IE3. This ironer shoe support IE3 is secured to the frame of the ironing machine in any suitable manner and carries at its upper end an ironer shoe arm I 55 which is pivoted on the support I53 by means of the rivet I65 and which is pivotally connected to the ironer shoe IIlI by the rivet I66. The rivet I66 also serves as a pivotal mounting for a manual handle I61 movable between the solid and dotted line positions indicated in Fig. 3, but in the normal operation of the machine this handle I 51 need not be used since the shoe IiiI will be automatically moved into and out of engagement with the ironing roll I5 whenever the roll I5 begins to rotate or ceases its movement.

This automatic movement of the ironer shoe IIlI is accomplished by providing the rock. shaft I6I with a crank arm I'II having a crank pin I12 upon which the connecting rod or link I13 is mounted. The upper end of the connecting rod I13 is mounted on a cross-pin I'I I stationarily carried by the arm EN. The arrangement is such that whenever the eccentric I5I moves to the position shown in the drawings, the'spring I56 will exert a resilient pressure against the pin I54 tending to rock the shaft I6 I. This rocking movement of the shaft IBI will be transmitted through the crank III, connecting rod I13 and pin Iii in such a manner as to pivot the arm I64 downwardly and cause the ironing shoe II to resiliently engage the roll I5. The parts will remain in this position until such time as the knee control lever I2I will again be actuated in order to stop the roll I5 and disengage the ironer shoe I III. When this is done, it will be clear that the casting I 54 will again move through one-half revolution of movement which will result in relieving the pressure exerted between the shoe IIII and roll I5 by the eccentric I5I. This movement of the eccentric I5I will operate to withdraw the shoe IflI to a predetermined spaced relationship with the roll I5, and will also cause the cam I II to disengage the clutch 59 and interrupt the rotary drive to the roll I5. A tension spring I15, which extends between the pivot I65 and the pin I15 carried on the connecting rod I13 will assist in moving the connecting rod I13 upwardly in such a manner as to cause the arm I54 to pivot about the point I55 and disengage the ironing shoe IIlI from the surface of the roll I5.

With the mechanism, as thus far described, it is possible to operate the machine either by continuous rotation in one direction or by an oscillating movement comprising to-and-fro partial rotations of the roll I5. In either event the arrangement is such that when the operator actuates the knee control I2! the roll I5 and shoe IIlI will operate simultaneously, so that the roll I5 will begin to move as the ironing shoe lil'I moves into engagement with it, and the shoe IiJI will disengage the roll automatically whenever this movement ceases. In ordinary circumstances this type of operation is preferable, since there is no danger that the ironing shoe I9I will bear against a given portion of the fabric surface of the roll I5 for a sufficient length of time to cause scorching, but in the prior art this mode of operation has at times been objectionable in that it did not readily permit the operator to interrupt the rotation of the roll and yet hold the shoe in engagement. It will be appreciated that at certain times it becomes quite important that stationary pressing engagement be possible between the roll I5 and the ironing shoe Ifil, in order to properly meet certain conditions that arise in practice. Such conditions may arise in a number of situations, as, for example, in the event that the operator encounters an unduly damp: ened portion of the work and wishes to facilitate drying by means of stationary contact between the work and the heated ironing shoe.

It has, therefore, been found desirable to provide means for interrupting the normal operation of the machine in order that the roll I5 may be momentarily stopped while it is engaged by the heated ironing shoe I OI. In the preferred embodiment of the invention illustrated the operator may accomplish this result by depressing the treadle I8I which extends between the two vertical leg members 'II of the machine frame Ill. The treadle I8I is secured to a pivoted shaft I82 extendin between the legs I I and one end of this shaft I82 is secured to a crank I93 connected by means of a pull rod I84 to one arm of a bell crank I85 pivoted on the pin I85 within the leg I I. The other arm of the bell crank I85 is connected by means of a pull rod I81 to a crank I 88 secured to a rock shaft I89 journaled in a bearing I 9I formed integrally with the gear case I1. The crank I88 is preferably secured to the rock shaft I89 by means of a set screw I92 and, if desired, a stop lug I93 may be positioned between two bifurcated end portions I94 of the crank I83 in order to limit the rocking movement of the rock shaft I89. At the inner end of the rock'shaft I 89 a shifting yoke I 95 is secured in any suitable manner, as by means of a set screw I95, and is arranged to have its bifurcated operating portions I91 extend upwardly into an operating groove I98 in the slide shaft I 44, which, as hereinbefore described, serves to control the operation of the clutch 59.

When the operator desires to interrupt the rotary movement of the roll I5 without disturbing the pressure relationship between the parts, she will depress the treadle IBI with her foot. The movement of the treadle I8I will be transmitted through the several cranks and links to the slide shaft I44 and will be effective to disengage the clutch 59 through which the roll I5 is driven, and allow the roll I5 to remain stationary until the treadle I8I is released. When the treadle IBI is released, the clutch 59wil1 reengage to again impart rotary movement to the roll I5 and the treadle I8I and associated linkages will be returned totheir original position by the spring I48 carried on the slide shaft Hi4.

While it is believed that the operation of the machine should be apparent from the foregoing description, it will nevertheless be briefly reviewed.

The operator will first start the motor IS by closing the electrical switch 295 which will remain closed during the entire period of operation. She will then select either the constantly rotating mode, of operation or the oscillating movement of the ironing roll I5 by moving the selector control 1I into either of its two operating positions. Thematerial to be ironed may now be placed on the roll I adjacent the ironing shoe IBI and the knee control I2I actuated. The movement of the knee control lever I2I will be transmitted through the link I23 to the crank I25 and thence from the crank I3I to the stop lever I It in order that the dog I I5 of the rocker arm II2 will be momentarily disengaged by the stop arm IIB. When this disengagement takes place, the tension spring I33 will pivot the rocker arm II2 about the hub I03 and cause the slide plate I65 to engage the tooth IE9 in the toothed disk I02, which is being driven by the motor I8 operating through the worm and gear 26 and 27. When the tooth I09 engages the disk I02, the entire casting I64 will move through one-half revolution of the movement, at which time the dog H l will engage the stop arm IIB causing the tooth I69 to disengage the tooth disk I02 and bring the casting IM and its ascociated mechanisms to a standstill. However, this movement will have caused the cam surface I4I to disengage the cam extension I43 of the shifting yoke I42 and will thus engage the clutch mechanism 59 and complete the driving connection between the motor I8 and the roll I5. This driving connection may be either the continuous drive mechanism comprising the gears 34, 38 and 42, or the oscillating drive mechanism comprising the cocentric 92, spring 94 and oscillating clutch assembly l9, depending upon the positioning of the clutch element 42 as accomplished by the movement of the selector lever II. This will cause the roll 55 to begin its movement and at the same time the ironing shoe IIlI will be moved into resilient engagement by means of the eccentric I5I which operates through the eccentric strap I52 and pressure spring I55 in order to exert a rocking movement upon the shaft I61 which will be transmitted through the crank III and link I73 to the ironing shoe arm I64 in such a manner as to move the shoe IIiI into resilient engagement with the surface of the ironing roll I5. This relationship of parts will continue until the knee control lever I2I is again actuated to disengage the shoe Illl and stop the roll I5 or until the foot treadle I8! is actuated.

When the foot treadle is operated, motion is transmitted through the several cranks, I83, I85 and I88 to the shifting yoke I95, which will move the slide shaft M5 longitudinally in such a manner as to cause the shifting yoke I43 to move the clutch element 53 longitudinally along the roll driving shaft d3 until the teeth 64 disengage the teeth 65. This movement will be effective to completely disengage the roll driving clutch 59 and bring the roll to a stop while it is still being engaged by the heated ironing shoe IIII,

When the operator removes her foot from the pedal I8I the clutch 59 will be reengaged and all of the, associated mechanism will be returned to its normal operating position by the force of the compression spring Hi3 coiled upon the slide shaft Mt.

While a preferred form of this invention has been shown and described in compliance with the patent statutes, it is nevertheless subject to numerous alterations and modifications Without departing from the spirit of the invention and should not, therefore, be limited except as by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a clothes ironing machine, the combination with a rotatably mounted feeding and pressure roll and a cooperating ironer shoe movable into and out of engagement therewith, of a roll driving shaft operatively connected to said roll, a motor, power transmission means comprising a reduction gear train for continuously rotating said roll driving shaft in one direction, power transmission means comprising an eccentric for imparting successive oscillations between two fixed limits about its axis to said roll driving shaft, control means for selectively effecting either said oscillations or said continuous rotations, at disengageable clutch interposed between said roll driving shaft and said roll whereby said roll may be released from driving connection and from all mechanical or frictional resistance inherent in either of aforementioned power transmission means, means responsive to the disengaging movement of said ironer shoe for automatically disengaging said clutch, and a foot-operated control whereby the operator may manually disengage said clutch.

2. In a clothes ironing machine the combination with a feeding and presser roll and cooperatively mounted ironing shoe, of mechanism including an eccentric and a connecting rod to impart to said roll successive oscillations about its axis, control means to start up said successive oscillations and for stopping the same at will, and foot-operated control means for momentarily interrupting all relative movement between said roll and shoe while maintaining said roll and shoe in engagement to effect stationary pressing of the article to be ironed.

3. In a. clothes ironing machine, the combination with a feeding and presser roll of an ironing shoe, means for effecting engagement of the articles to be ironed between the roll and shoe, mechanism including an eccentric and a connecting rod for imparting continuous oscillation of the roll between two fixed limits whereby an area of the garment to be pressed will be subjected to repeated pressing actions, and mechanism for maintaining said roll and shoe in stationary engagement whereby an area of the garment to be pressed will be subjected to one continuous pressing action.

4. In a clothes ironing machine the combination with a feeding and p-resser roll and cooperatively mounted ironing shoe, of mechanism including an eccentric and .a connecting rod to impart to said roll successive oscillations between two fixed limits about its axis while it is maintained in a fixed position, control means to start up said successive oscillations and for stopping the same at will, and control means for momentarily interrupting all relative movement between said roll and shoe while maintaining said roll and shoe in engagement to effect stationary pressing of the article to be ironed.

5. In a clothes ironing machine, the combination with a feeding and presser roll of an ironing shoe, means for effecting engagement of the articles to 'be ironed between the roll and shoe by power operated pressure mechanism including an eccentric and a connecting rod, mechanism for imparting continuous oscillation of the roll between two fixed limits whereby an area of the garment to be pressed will be subjected to repeated pressing actions, and mechanism for maintaining said roll and shoe in stationary engagement whereby an area of the garment to be pressed will :be subjected to one continuous pressing action.

6. In a clothes ironing machine, the combination with cooperative members comprising a feeding and presser roll and ironing shoe mounted for relative movement towards and from each other,

of operating mechanism including means for stationary pressing of the article to be ironed between said presser roll and said ironing shoe, means for imparting to-and-fro movement between the feeding and presser roll and ironing shoe within fixed limits when in ironing engagement, and a control for mechanically effecting the character of operation of the operating mechanism to accomplish spot ironing in to-and-fro directions or stationary pressing.

'7. In a clothes ironing machine, the combination with cooperative members comprising a feeding and presser roll and ironing shoe mounted for relative movement towards and from each other, of operating mechanism including means for stationary pressing of the article to be ironed between said presser roll and said ironing shoe, means for continuously rotating the roll in a given direction, means for imparting to-and-fro movement between the feeding and presser roll and ironing shoe within fixed limits when in ironing engagement while maintaining one of said members stationary and the roll in a given position with reference to the shoe, and a control for mechanically effecting the character of operation of the operating mechanism to accomplish ironing in a continuous direction; spot ironing in to-and-fro directions, or stationary pressing.

8. In a clothes ironing machine, the combination with a feeding and presser roll and cooperatively mounted ironing shoe, of mechanism for engaging the article to be ironed between said roll and shoe, mechanism including an eccentric and a connecting rod for rotating the roll in toand-fro partial rotations, and a manually operable foot pedal control whereby all relative movement between said presser roll and shoe may be momentarily interrupted to effect stationary pressing of the article to be ironed.

9. In a clothes ironing machine, the combination with a feeding and presser roll and cooperatively mounted ironing shoe, of mechanism for engaging the article to be ironed between said roll and shoe, mechanism including an eccentric and a connecting rod for rotating the roll either continuously in one direction or in to-anol-fro partial rotations, setting means for said mechanism whereby it will rotate the roll in said continuous direction or automatically repeat to-andfro partial rotations, and a manually operable foot pedal control whereby all relative movement between said presser roll and shoe may be momentarily interrupted to effect stationary pressing of the article to be ironed.

10. In a clothes ironing machine the combination with a feeding and presser roll and cooperatively mounted ironing shoe, of driving mechanism to impart rotary movement to said roll, pressure mechanism including an eccentric and a connecting rod to move said roll and shoe into cooperating pressing engagement, a single manually operable control whereby said driving mechanism and said pressure mechanism are simultaneously caused to operate, and foot-operated control means for momentarily interrupting all relative movement between said roll and shoe while maintaining said roll and shoe in engagement to effect stationary pressing of the article to be ironed.

11. In a clothes ironing machine including a rotatably mounted feeding and pressure roll, a cooperating ironing shoe including a concave portion adapted to engage the surface of the feeding and pressure roll and to engage the surface of fabrics being passed between said roll and shoe to iron said fabrics, supports for said feeding and pressure roll and. for said ironing shoe, a manually controlled power actuated eccentric and a connecting rod whereby said roll and shoe may be relatively moved between an operating position wherein their surfaces may engage each other, and an inoperative position wherein their surfaces are moved into spaced relationship with each other, a motor, power transmission means comprising a reduction gear train whereby said motor may impart rotary movement to said roll, power transmission means wherebysaid roll may be successively oscillated within predetermined limits, the combination of a disengagable clutch for said roll whereby said roll may be released from driving connection and from all mechanical or frictional resistance inherent in aforementioned power transmission means, 'means responsive to the disengaging movement of said ironer shoe for automatically disengaging said clutch, and a foot-operated control whereby the operator may manually disengage said clutch.

12. In a clothes ironing machine including a rotatably mounted feeding and pressure roll, a cooperating ironing shoe including a concave portion adapted to engage the surface of the feeding and pressure roll and to engage the surface'of fabrics being passed between said roll and shoe to iron said fabrics, supports for said feeding and pressure roll and for said ironing shoe, a manually controlled power actuated eccentric and a connecting rod whereby said roll and shoe may be relatively moved between an operating position wherein their surfaces may engage each other, and an inoperative position wherein their surfaces are moved into spaced relationship with each other, a motor, power transmission means comprising a reduction gear train whereby said miotor may impart rotary movement to said roll, power transmission means comprising an eccentric whereby said roll and shoe may be successively engaged and disen- 'gaged, the combination of a disengagable clutch for said roll whereby said roll may be released from driving connection and from all mechanical or frictional resistance inherent in aforementioned; power transmission means, means responsive to the disengaging movement of said ironer shoe for automatically disengaging said clutch, and a foot operated control whereby the operator may manually disengage said clutch independently of the operation of said eccentric to momentarily interrupt the feeding movement of the feed roll and effect stationary pressing of the fabrics then engaged between the rolls.

13. In a clothes ironing machine including a rotatably mounted feeding and pressure roll, a roll driving shaft operatively connected to said roll, a cooperating ironing shoe including a concave portion adapted to engage the surface of the feeding and pressure roll and to engage the surface of fabrics being passed between said roll and shoe to iron said fabrics, supports for said feeding and pressure roll and for said ironing shoe, a manually controlled power actuated eccentric and a connecting rod whereby said shoe may be relatively moved into and out of engagement with said roll, a motor, power transmission means comprising a reduction gear train whereby said motor may impart continuous rotary movement in one direction to said roll driving shaft, powertransmission means driven by said motor whereby said roll and shoe may be successively engaged and disengaged, thze combination of control means for simultaneously operating both of said power transmission means, a disengagable clutch interposed between said roll driving shaft and said roll whereby said roll may be released from driving connection and from all mechanical or frictional resistance inherent in aforementioned power transmission means, and a foot-operated control whereby the operator may manually disengage said clutch independently of the operation of said eccentric to momentarily interrupt the feeding movement of the feed roll and effect stationary pressing of the fabrics then engaged between the rolls.

14. In a clothes ironing machine including a rotatably mounted feeding and pressure roll, a roll driving shaft operatively connected to said roll, a cooperative ironing shoe including a concave portion adapted to engage the surface of the feeding and pressure roll and to engage the surface of fabrics being passed between said roll and shoe to iron said fabrics, supports for said feeding and pressure roll and for said ironing shoe, a manually controlled power actuated eccentric and a connecting rod whereby said roll and shoe may be relatively moved between an operating position wherein their surfaces may engage each other, and an inoperative position wherein their surfaces are moved into spaced relationship with each other, a motor, power transmission means comprising a reduction gear train whereby said motor may impart rotary movement to said roll, power transmission means comprising an eccentric whereby said roll and shoe may be successively engaged and disengaged, the combination of control means for simultaneously operating both of said power transmission means, a knee operated actuating member for said power transmission control, a disengagable clutch for said roll whereby said roll may be released from driving connection with said reduction gear means, means responsive to the disengaging movement of said ironer shoe for automatically disengaging said clutch, and a foot operated control whereby the operator may manually disengage said clutch independently of the operation of said eccentric to momentarily interrupt the feeding movement of the feed roll and effect stationary pressing of the fabrics then engaged between the rolls, said foot-operated control pedal being so positioned as to provide a foot rest adapted to support the foot of the operator and thus position the knee adjacent the aforementioned knee-operated control member.

JOHN A. CAS'I'RICONE.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

- It isher 'eby CGI'tifi JOHN A a CASTRICONE'.

ed that error appears inthe prihted 'Specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction'as follows]: Page 7, firsit .qpimm', line 17,. claim 11;, for F? cooperative" read -cooperating-- and that the said Lettersv Patent should be read with this correction therein that the some mayobnfom to' the record of the case in the Patent pffice.

Signed and sealed this 26th day of August, A D. 1914.1,

Henry Arsdale, .(S eal) Acting Commissioner 'ofYPatents, 

